Konoha's New Third Hokage

Chapter 317 Battle on the Eastern Front ([-])

As a result, although the army of the country of water fully occupied the islands of the country of vortex, it failed to achieve the expected strategic goal. Instead, the people of Konoha Ninja Village returned to the mainland with the remaining people of the country of vortex.As the commander, Guideng Lengyue can be said to be disgraced in this matter. Although he brought troops far exceeding the number of the opponent, he still let the opponent escape. Fortunately, he was not blocked by the opponent, so it was not embarrassing Light, but discredited.

However, to a certain extent, the impact on the country of water is not so great. Although the sealing technique of the Uzumaki family is very troublesome, what is more troublesome is the geographical location of the country of vortex.The country of Uzumaki is also an island country, and it is located between the oceans of fire and water. Its geographical location is very suitable to become a transit point for the war between the two countries. , but no strategic threat.

From this point of view, the country of water still has to thank the high-level executives of the country of vortex for their short-sightedness. Konoha Ninja Village certainly did not ignore the strategic significance of the country of vortex.However, even if the people of Uzumaki were taken away in the end, the islands of Uzumaki were still lost. No matter what the reason is, it can be seen that Konoha Ninja Village is unable to do what it wants.

After the battle of the country of vortex, Ghost Leng Yue was ordered to establish a stronghold on the island as an intermediate supply station for the army of the country of water to land on the country of fire.After occupying the country of vortex, there is no island country in the middle ocean that can become a country that hinders the country of water. They can enter the country of fire unimpeded, and even if they encounter obstacles on the frontal battlefield, they can retreat at any time.

After the frontal war reached a stalemate, the third generation of Mizukage led his guards to the country of Uzumaki, which is now under the management of the country of water—perhaps the name of Uzumaki should be removed—to meet with the ghost lamp Lengyue who was in charge of establishing the stronghold .As soon as the two sides met, Guideng Lengyue pleaded guilty to him and apologized for his unfavorable combat in the Uzumaki Kingdom Battle. To be honest, the third generation of Mizukage was indeed angry because he did not solve the Uzumaki family, but because the result was not bad , These days passed, and slowly calmed down.

However, the third Mizukage is also considering the punishment for the ghost lamp Lengyue. With the glory of the previous generation Mizukage, the ghost lamp family has always had a very high status in the Wuyin ninja village.And Guideng Lengyue has developed a proud personality because of her outstanding talent. Although she is not a very bad person, her interpersonal relationship in the village's senior management is not very good, which offended many people.

Even though the result of the Battle of Uzumaki Country was not bad, many people in the village expressed that they wanted to punish Ghost Lengyue. The excuse was that they failed to complete the expected mission goals. Of course, there was an intention to add insult to injury, but Sandai Mizukage felt that Might be a good thing too.

According to the report of his colleague Jonin, Ghost Lengyue's unfavorable combat has a lot to do with his arrogant personality. If he can sharpen Ghost Lengyue's temperament, it may be better for him in the future.

Of course, Sandai Mizukage had no intention of really suppressing Lengyue Guideng, and he was also a little worried, what would happen if Lengyue Guideng was unwilling to accept it.Now, seeing Ghost Lengyue voluntarily accepting the punishment, Sandai Mizukage breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Are you really convinced?"

"Yes." Guideng Lengyue also understands that the result is not bad, but he has always been proud and does not allow any shortcomings in his mission, and this battle of the Vortex Kingdom can be described as humiliating. He admits his failure, but, no matter He will take revenge no matter what.

——So, just wait for me, Sarutobi Hiruzen!

Therefore, the punishment given to Ghost Lengyue by the Three Generations of Water Shadow is one of them, removing his right to lead the army alone, and placing him by his side to learn;
Second, hand over the ninja knife inherited from the family to Ninja Village for use, and retain the psychic rights of the Ghost Lamp family. Although it can be summoned back, it cannot be easily taken back without the village's consent.

Needless to say, the former, Guideng Lengyue had expected it in his heart, and the latter really made him feel heartbroken. Ninja Sword is an inheritance of the Ghost Lantern family, and it was made by the predecessors of Mizukage Ghost Lantern Huanyue. But now he was sent out due to his own fault, even though the family still has the ownership and the village only has the right to use it, that is heartbreaking.

Of course, since he has said he is willing to accept the punishment, Ghost Lengyue will naturally not choose not to accept it, and the village also left the face of the Ghost Lantern family, and did not completely take away the Ninja Sword, but let the Ghost Lantern Family agree to let the village use it—although This use is somewhat compulsive - therefore, Guideng Lengyue just intends to fight hard in the next war to wash away his shame.

Regarding the attitude of Guideng Lengyue, Sandai Mizukage is very satisfied. In the past, because of Guideng Lengyue's strength, even if he pointed out his problems, he didn't take it to heart at all, but this time he has experienced failure. Listen to yourself and grow up.

And the second condition is not that Mizukage Mizukage deliberately made things difficult for the ghost lamp Lengyue, and wanted to trouble the ghost lamp family. He thought that although the ghost lamp Lengyue could use ninja swords freely, he was only one person after all, and it was impossible to use seven at the same time. Ninja swords with different abilities and shapes cannot fully exert their power to a certain extent.That being the case, instead of letting one person use it, it is better to distribute it to other people to increase the power of everyone, which may be a better way to use ninja swords.

The third generation of Mizukage told the ghost lamp Lengyue the detailed reasons, and got the understanding of the ghost lamp Lengyue. As long as the ghost lamp family who paid the price has no complaints, the others will not say anything. In their opinion, the ghost lamp family is indeed being punished. , so as to keep the village from causing any conflicts.

Three generations of Mizukage asked Leng Yue to choose suitable people for inheriting ninja knives, and Leng Yue personally taught and trained them. Leng Yue, who knew each ninja knife like the back of his hand, could accurately find out who was suitable to inherit them.On the other hand, he also hopes that Ghost Lengyue will have a teacher-student relationship with the successor of Ninja Sword, so as to better appease some discordant voices in the Ghost Lamp family.

In the following days, Guideng Lengyue carefully observed the middle ninjas or young ninjas in the village, selected six suitable people, taught them six ninja knives, and taught them how to use them , Those people already have a strength foundation, and after getting the Ninja Sword, their strength has risen to a higher level again.

And the seven people, including Ghost Lengyue, were named by Mizukage Mizukage as the organization group of Seven Ninja Swordsmen, and on the day they practiced as a teacher, they went to the frontal war to fight Konoha Ninja, showing an unusually good fight ability.As Sandai Mizukage said, although Ghost Lengyue alone can rely on seven ninja knives to display a fighting ability that surpasses that of Jonin, he cannot exert all his strength alone, and his strength increase is limited.And after the ninja knives are evenly distributed, it is equivalent to seven high-level ninjas in Kirigakure Ninja Village, and the fighting power of Ghost Lengyue is only slightly inferior compared to before, and it seems that the strength of the individual has declined. , but improved the comprehensive strength of Kirigakure Ninja Village.

With the joint efforts of the Kirigakure Ninja Ninjas, for the first time on the battlefield, the strength of Konoha Ninja Village was faintly suppressed. Although it was not decisive, it slowly eroded the defense line of Konoha Ninja Village, allowing Konoha Ninja Village The leaders of the troops Sarutobi Hiruza and Shimura Danzo were very troubled.

After knowing that the ninja used by the opponent was the ninja used by the ninja of the ghost lamp family that he had fought with, Sarutobi Hiruzawa was also surprised by the wisdom of Mizukage Mizukage, saying: "Use it evenly like this, so as to increase the overall strength." The method of strength is really not simple, thanks to him wanting it."

"You are still praising others, but you haven't thought about how to deal with those guys running around." Shimura Danzo said angrily after hearing the words.

Taking advantage of the convenience of the ocean, the Seven Ninja Swordsmen moved quickly across the entire battlefield, causing a lot of pressure on local battles, and Jilai was accidentally surrounded by four people, and was covered in blood from the beating. Easy to take a life.Fortunately, the elite team led by Shimura Danzo continued to track and explore, so that the arrogance of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen was not so arrogant, otherwise we don't know how the result will deteriorate.

"According to you, Kirigakure Ninja Village has taken advantage of this time." Tsunade is only in charge of medical tasks now, and has not participated in the war. This is the first time he heard about the war from Jiraiya Case.

In order to avoid being heard by others, Tsunade and Jiraiya also returned to the camp where they had been treated before, and Jiraiya also told her all the parts that could be said, so that Tsunade could understand the current situation of the war between the two countries of fire and water.After Jiraiya stopped, Tsunade thought for a while and said, "Then have you thought of any way to deal with them?"

"There must be. But, that's Sarutobi-sensei and Shimura-sensei's business, I'm only responsible for obeying orders and doing my best." Jiraiya said, "However, I can't fight now, look at my injuries, the pain died."

"How long do you think you can rest, just this little injury, you can fully recover your fighting ability in at most three days." Tsunade pouted and said.

"Is it so fast?" Zilai was also taken aback, "That's good, go back early, and you can drive out those people from Kirigakure Ninja Village earlier."

"I want to help too, but it's a pity that you can't go to the front line according to the regulations, so I can only cheer you up from behind to ensure that you can survive." Naturally, Tsunade's temper can't bear to be calm, but the medical ninja's The rules restrict her, and it is impossible for her to set foot on the front line. If she gets to that point, the situation will not know how bad it will be.Although I can understand it, Tsunade, who thinks he has good combat power, often sighs and feels that he has not made good use of his treasure.

"With your medical ninjas behind us, our frontline ninjas can rest assured. No matter how injured we are, you will be there to help us." Zilai also smiled.

Three days later, when Zilai also finished training and was ready to go to the front line at any time, a news came here, saying that the Kingdom of Lightning had officially declared an alliance with the Kingdom of Fire. I was surprised. Before that, everyone still thought that the country of Thunder might fall to the side of the invading country. Now that they heard the news, the haze in their hearts suddenly disappeared.

"Haha. It seems that the people in the Land of Lightning are very knowledgeable and know who to help." Jiraiya laughed and said to Tsunade.

"Be quiet. You are right. With the addition of the Thunder Country, the war with Kirigakure Ninja Village should be much better, and maybe it can end sooner." Tsunade said.

"That's for sure. Wuyin Ninja Village doesn't have any reinforcements here, but our side has the support of Yunyin Ninja Village. If this can still prolong the end time, I really don't know what to say." He also took a sip of water, "I just don't know how Sarutobi-sensei and the others will make a plan."

On the front line, Hiruzaru Sarutobi and Danzo Shimura were stunned when they got the news of the alliance. They rushed to fight on the Eastern Front early on, and they didn't know much about the situation in the village. Rumors that the Kingdom of Thunder might assist the invading country, they can only scold and scold at most, they can only see how the village handles it.

Now, hearing that the Land of Thunder has officially declared an alliance, Hiruzaru Sarutobi and Danzo Shimura breathed a sigh of relief. The Land of Thunder is very close to here. Once a war breaks out, the pressure on the Eastern Front will be very heavy. Fortunately, there is no such worry , but also got a powerful ally.

"Zhenghui and the others have done a good job. I heard that it was Tokkaze who negotiated with Lei Zhiguo. We must thank him for his efforts when we go back." Hiruzaru Sarutobi said to Shimura Danzo with a smile.

"Well, once Yunyin Ninja Village joins us, we can think about when to formulate a large-scale counterattack plan." Shimura Danzo nodded slightly. The base camp here in Hidden Ninja Village has been swept away, so that the Seven Ninja Swordsmen who are just fighting in a small team will not be so troublesome.

"Don't worry. We have to meet up with the people from Yunyin Ninja Village to discuss the next strategic goal." Hiruza Sarutobi said.

However, Hiruzaru Sarutobi immediately realized that he didn't need to think about it, because the village had already sent over the formulated strategic goals.The specific details still need to be considered by the commanders on the Eastern Front, but the general direction has been decided, that is, to expel the Kirigakure ninjas from the land of fire, and cooperate with the Yunyin Ninja Village to prevent them from entering the Ninja Continent again. , to blockade the mainland of the country of water, and adopt starvation tactics to force it to withdraw from the war.

Sarutobi Hiruzen discussed with Shimura Danzo in detail, and felt that this idea is feasible. The country of water is just an island country with not very rich resources. It is unrealistic to try to approach the mainland without a strong navy. of.Then, prevent the landing from the land where Fire and Thunder are best at. In addition, the two countries closest to the Kingdom of Water are Fire and Thunder. There is no country that can support supplies. Once the war reaches a stalemate, the Kingdom of Water will soon die It will fall into a situation of lack of resources, and the only way to solve it is to withdraw from the war.

If it was executed well, maybe the Eastern Front Campaign would be the first place to end. Thinking of this, Hiruzaru Sarutobi and Danzo Shimura couldn't help but get excited.

(End of this chapter)